2020届江苏省启东中学高三英语上学期期末考试试题及答案解析

2020届江苏省启东中学高三英语上学期期末考试试题及答案解析
第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项
A
TheBest Placeto Camp in Each State
Washington-SecondBeach, Olympic National Park
Campers put up their tents right on the sand of thisPacific Northwestbeach. Make a campfire, photograph sunset over the sea and try to absorb this charming spot with your entire being.
Alaska-Bartlett Cove Campground, Glacier (冰川) Bay National Park
In a state full of natural riches,Glacier Bayis a wonder, home to high peaks, whales, 700 miles of coastline, and light blue glaciers that flow directly into the sea. Set within temperate rainforest along Bartlett Cove, the park's only campground is impressively green and an easy jumping-off point for boat tours.
Arizona-Havasupai Campground, Havasupai Reservation
Getting to Havasupai is a challenge. Permits are snatched (剥夺) up almost instantly, and even if you get one it's a 10-mile hike from the border to reach this rural campground that hugs Havasu Creek. Make the journey, however, and you're rewarded with a series of great waterfalls and natural pools.
Arkansas-BuffaloNationalRiver
America's first national river travels 135 miles through the Ozark Mountains, winding its way over rapids, forming peaceful pools and passing rocky cliffs topped by green forest. Plan a float trip and absorb the scenery at
a leisurely pace, pausing for hikes to visitLostValley's caves or the 200-foot waterfalls.
1.Which state may attract people preferring glaciers?
A.Alaska.
B.Washington.
C.Arizona.
D.Arkansas.
2.What makesArizonaa popular camp choice among tourists?
A.The blue glaciers and green rainforests.
B.The winding national river and cliffs.
C.The soaring peaks and long coastline.
D.The beautiful waterfalls and pools.
3.What can you do when camping inArkansas?
A.Take a long trip on foot.
B.Visit caves and waterfalls.
C.Put up a well-equipped tent.
D.Enjoy a view of sunset.
B
Dolores Huerta has worked hard most of her life to help other people. She has helped change things so that others can have a better life.
Dolores grew up in California. She was a good student and liked school. After she finished high school, she went to college and studied to be a teacher. After college, she became a teacher. Dolores noticed that many of her students were not getting enough food to eat. Some of them wore very old clothes. Dolores wondered how she could help them.
Dolores liked teaching but she decided to quit her job so that she could spend more time helping her students and their families. One thing she wanted to do was to get more pay for their parents, farm workers. Thus they could buy their children what they needed.
Dolores knew that many farm workers moved often from one place to another to help pick different kinds of fruits and vegetables, like grapes and tomatoes. She began talking and writing about these workers. Even people who lived far from California read what Dolores wrote. Getting higher pay for the farm workers was not easy. Dolores worked hard to make sure that farm workers got fair pay for their work. She knew that nothing would change unless new laws were made to help the workers. Through all her hard work, new laws were passed that gave farm workers fair pay.
Dolores Huerta has worked for more than 30 years in many different ways to make life better for working people. She has shown how much one person can change things.
4. What did Dolores find about her students?
A. They worked hard to make a living.
B. They lived far away from schools.
C. They had little time to play.
D. They were hungry sometimes.
5. Why did Dolores stop teaching?
A. She wished to be a lawyer.
B. She moved to another place.
C. She wanted to help her students more.
D. She got little money by teaching.
6. Thanks to Dolores’ great effort, the farm workers ________.
A. got better jobs
B. got fair pay
C. had more time off
D. had a settled way of life
7. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. One person can make big changes.
B. One can change their jobs often.
C. One person can work hard for others.
D. One can make life better by themselves.
C
When almost everyone has a mobile phone, why are more than half of Australian homes still paying for a landline（座机）?
These days you’d be hard pressed to find anyone in Australia over the age of 15 who doesn’t own a mobile phone. In fact plenty of younger kids have one in their pocket. Practically everyone can make and receive calls anywhere, anytime.
Still, 55 percent of Australians have a landline phone at home and only just over a quarter（29%）rely only on their smartphones according to a survey（调查）. Of those Australians who still have a landline, a thirdconcedethat it’s not really necessary and they’re keeping it as a security blanket — 19 percent say they never use it while a further13 percent keep it in case of emergencies. I think my home falls into that category.
More than half of Australian homes are still choosing to stick with their home phone. Age is naturally a factor （因素）— only 58 percent of Generation Ys still use landlinesnow and then, compared to 84 percent of Baby Boomers who’ve perhaps had the same home number for 50 years. Age isn’t the only factor; I’d say it’s also to do with the makeup of your household.
Generation Xers with young families, like my wife and I, can still find it convenient to have a home phone rather than providing a mobile phone for every family member. That said, to be honest the only people who ever ring our home phone are our Baby Boomers parents, to the point where we play a game and guess who iscalling before we pick up the phone（using Caller ID would take the fun out of it）.
How attached are you to your landline? How long until they go the way of gas street lamps and morning milk deliveries?
8. What does paragraph 2 mainly tell us about mobilephones?
A. Their target users.
B. Their wide popularity.
C. Their major functions.
D. Their complex design.
9. What does the underlined word “concede” in paragraph 3 mean?
A. Admit.
B. Argue.
C. Remember.
D. Remark.
10. What can we say about Baby Boomers?
A. They like smartphone games.
B. They enjoy guessing callers’ identity.
C. They keep using landline phones.
D. They are attached to their family.
11. What can be inferred about the landline from the last paragraph?
A. It remains a family necessity.
B. Itwill fall out of use some day.
C. It may increase daily expenses.
D. It is as important as the gas light.
D
In the old days, when you had to drive to a movie theater to get some entertainment, it was easy to see how your actions could have an impact（影响）on the environment. After all, you were jumping into your car, driving across town, coughing out emissions（产生排放）and using gas all the way. But now that we're used to staying at home and streaming movies, we might get a littleproud. After all, we're just picking up our phones and maybe turning on the TV. You're welcome. Mother Nature.
Not so fast, says a recent report from the French-based Shift Project. According to "Climate Crisis: The Unsustainable Use of Online Video", digital technologies are responsible for 4% of greenhouse gas emissions, and that energy use is increasing by 9% a year. Watching a half-hour show would cause 1. 6 kilograms of carbon dioxide emissions. That's like driving 6. 28 kilometers. And in the European Union, the Eureca project found that data centers（where videos are stored）there used 25% more energy in 2017 compared to just three years earlier, reports the BBC.
Streaming is only expected to increase as webecome more enamored ofour digital devices（设备）and the possibility of enjoying entertainment where and when we want it increases. Online video use is expected to increase by four times from 2017 to 2022 and account for 80% of all Internet traffic by 2022. By then, about 60% of the world's population will be online.
You're probably not going to give up your streaming services, but there're things you can do to help lessen the impact of your online use, experts say. For example, according to Lutz Stobbe, a researcher from the Fraunhofer Institute in Berlin, we have no need to upload 25 pictures of the same thing to the cloud because it consumes energy every time. If instead you delete a few things here and there, you can save energy. Moreover, it's also a good idea to stream over Wi-Fi, watch on the smallest screen you can, and turn off your Wi-Fi in your home if you're not using your devices.
12. What topic is the first paragraph intended to lead in?
A. The environmental effects of driving private cars.
B. The improvements on environmental awareness.
C. The change in the way people seek entertainment.
D The environmental impacts of screaming services.
13. What does the underlined phrase become more enamored of" in paragraph 3 probably mean?
A. Get more skeptical of.
B. Become more aware of.
C. Feel much crazier about.
D. Get more worried about.
14. What can we infer about the use of streaming services?
A. It is being reduced to protect the planet.
B. Its environmental effects are worsening.
C. It is easily available to almost everyone.
D. Its side effects have drawn global attention.
15. Which of the following is the most environmentally-friendly?
A. Watching downloaded movies on a mobile phone.
B. Downloading music on a personal computer.
C. Uploading a lot of images of the same thing.
D. Playing online games over mobile networks.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项What if I told you there was something that would have an immediate and positive benefit for your brain? Would you do it? Yes!
___16___Simply moving your body has immediate, long-lasting and protective benefits for your brain. There are two key areas in our brains- prefrontal cortex（前额皮质）important for attention and hippocampus（海马结构）for long-term memories. I went to the documentary to find the effects of exercise on the brain- better feeling, better energy, better memory and better attention. Now I’ve come to a conclusion that exercise is the amazing thing.___17___
First of all, it has immediate effects on your brain. A single workout immediately increase levels of dopamine （多巴胺）. That is going to increase your feelings right after that workout.
What’s more, after long-term exercise, you not only get better focus and attention, but the volume of the hippocampus increases as well.___18___So you get long-lasting increases in dopamine.
Last, the amazing thing that exercise will do is its protective effects on your brain.___19___The more you’re
working out, the bigger and stronger your muscle becomes. So do your hippocampus and prefrontal cortex.
Bringing exercise in your life will not just give you a happier, more protective life today.___20___And in this way it will change the path of your life for the better.
A. Here you can think about the brain like a muscle.
B. It will also protect your brain from severe diseases.
C. So I've gone from memory pioneer to exercise explorer.
D. I am talking about the powerful effects of physical activity.
E. A single workout can improve your ability to focus attention.
F. You can do it for your brain today for the following three reasons.
G. You get immediate effects of feelings and those last for a long time.
第二部分语言运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项My old college dorm room had no computer, no cell phone and no television. The heater never kept the room ___21___enough in thewinter either．I can____22____remember sitting and shaking in one of those hard chairs,____23____to read and understand Shakespeare with my half frozen feet____24____under my bed blankets．
Still, that tiny____25____was my home for several years. It was the place where my roommate, my friends and I would____26____to talk about the professors we liked, the classes we hated and what we hoped to do in our____27____. It was there that we discussed the____28____in understanding literature．Shakespeare even seemed____29____. It was there that we listened to music,____30____our families and helped each other laugh the____31____away．
Living in that little room for all those years____32____me a few things too．It showed me that no matter where you are, you can still____33____your home in your heart．Even during the hardest times there, the love of my family lived____34____me．That love inspired me to do my best in school, to help my friends and to find____35____in each day．With____36____I found that the smallest hut became a home full of____37____, while without love the costliest castle would feel cold, empty and alone．
May you always carry your home____38____in your heart then．May you always fill each place you live with love,____39____and joy. The price of your place doesn't matter, but the love you____40____in it is priceless. That love will go on with you from room to room and house to house forever．
21. A.full B.cool C.empty D.warm
22. A.hardly B.ever C.still D.also
23. A.remembering B.struggling C.regretting D.waiting
24. A.buried B.waved C.injured D.washed
25. A.bag B.hotel C.room D.Container
26. A.agree B.gather C.choose D.plan
27. A.future B.dream C.college pany
28. A.experiences rmation C.difficulties D.messages
29. A.longer B.easier C.harder D.faster
30. A.persuaded B.visited C.calmed D.missed
31. A.craziness B.hardship C.uncertainty D.loneliness
32. A.taught B.passed C.threw D.cost
33. A.contact B.recognize C.see D.carry
34. A.within B.beyond C.by D.on
35. A.fault B.joy C.challenge D.shelter
36. A.inspiration B.family C.love D.heart
37. A.responsibility rmation C.business D.happiness
38. A.slightly B.deeply C.luckily D.bravely
39. ughter B.memory C.expectation D.sweetness
40. A.release B.describe C.share D.express
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式
The Book of Songs, also known as Shi Jing, is the___41.___(old) existing collection of Chinese poetry. It includes more than 300 works___42.___(date) back from the Western Zhou Dynasty to the Spring and Autumn Period.
Believed to have been compiled by Confucius, the poems cover___43.___wide range of themes, including battles, farming, education, marriage, animals and plants, all of which have had a lasting impact___44.___Chinese civilization.
Three years ago, when Chinese musician Fang Jinlong read Shi Jing, he was interested in the stories___45.___(tell) through the poems. Because he couldn’t___46.___(complete) understand the ancient Chinese language used, he turned to experts whose elaboration (阐述) further attracted him to explore the poems.
Then he decided to portray the poems with musical language by inviting composer Ma Jiuyue___47.___(create) an album.
Titled Music and the Book of Songs,the album___48.___(release) on Jan 18, featuring 10 original songs composed by Ma. They were performed by Fang. The 10 songs are based on 10 poems from Shi Jing, including Swallows___49.___sends farewell messages to friends.
In his 50s, Fang became a viral star after he gave a 12-minute____50.____(perform) at the New Year’s Eve concert on Dec 31, 2019, live-streamed by video-sharing platform Bilibili.
第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节短文改错（满分10分）
51.请你修改以下的每个句子，每句有1处语言错误，错误涉及一个单词的增加或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。

修改：在错的词下面划一横线，并在横线下面写出修改后的词。

注意：每处错误及其修改仅限一词。

To my surprised, Tom didn’t finish his work on time.
It’s hard to keep a balance.
He is concern about his son's safety.
I didn’t go out due into the rain .
Though it was very cold, but he went out without an overcoat.
We must adapt ourselves to study English.
Tom as well as his parents have gone to Beijing.
Nobody can prevent me from do so .
Turn for your teacher when you are in trouble.
She is likely go abroad for further study.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假设你是晨光中学的高三学生李华。

你校于6月6日举办了成人礼活动，你给英国朋友Chris回一封电子邮件，介绍相关情况，内容包括：
1.成人礼活动内容（回顾成长点滴、观看抗疫事迹录像）；
2.对活动的感受。

注意：1.词数80左右；
2.可适当增加细节，使行文连贯。

参考词汇：成人礼the coming of age ceremony流行病epidemic
Dear Chris,
I’m so glad to hear from you.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
参考答案
1. A
2. D
3. B
4. D
5. C
6. B
7. A
8. B 9. A 10. C 11. B
12. D 13. C 14. B 15. A
16. D 17. F 18. G 19. A 20. B
21. D 22. C 23. B 24. A 25. C 26. B 27. A 28. C 29. B 30. D 31. D 32.
A 33. D 34. A 35.
B 36.
C 37.
D 38. B 39. A 40. C
41. oldest
42. dating 43. a
44. on 45. told
46. completely
47. to create
48. was released
49. which/that
50. performance
51.(1). surprised→surprise
(2). 去掉a (3). concern→concerned
(4). into→to
(5). 去掉but (6). study→studying
(7). have→has
(8). do→doing
(9). for→to (10). go前加to
52.略。